Christopher T. Vernon

Michael J. Corso is Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation and is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. With more than five decades of legal experience, he concentrates his practice in tort and insurance litigation, with a particular focus on defending lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, surveyors and other professionals. His practice also includes product liability, intellectual property and other complex tor...

Lisa Goddy is a trusts and estates attorney with more than two decades of experience helping individuals, families and business owners with estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, guardianship and guardian advocacy, special needs trusts and business succession planning. She also advises clients on complex estate structures, tax-aware gifting and multigenerational planning. A significant part of Lisa’s practice involves helping families plan for loved ones with disa...

Brooke Beebe is a partner in the Bonita Springs and Orlando offices. Ms. Beebe focuses her practice in the areas of general commercial and civil litigation, with an emphasis in construction litigation, landlord-tenant law, first-party property, sex trafficking/human trafficking defense, medical malpractice and employment law. Ms. Beebe has experience handling Errors and Omissions claims, including those brought against insurance brokers and agents. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from th...

Erin Houck-Toll is Florida Bar Board Certified in both Health Law and Tax Law. She chairs Henderson Franklin’s Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Organizations & Planning and Tax practice areas. Erin advises businesses, health care organizations, entrepreneurs and nonprofit entities on federal and state taxation, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, health care law and tax-exempt organization matters. She also represents taxpayers before the Internal Revenue S...

Ron Campbell is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Community Association Law. Ron practices law in Bonita Springs, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Ron Campbell since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ron Campbell is held by other lawyers.

C. Richard “Rich” Mancini is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator who focuses his practice on trust and estate litigation, contested guardianships, business disputes, banking and financial matters and mediation and arbitration. He represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex trust and estate disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims and contested probate proceedings and also handles contract and real property litigation. Rich is frequently appointed by c...

Jay R. Faeges is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. Jay R. practices law in Naples, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Jay R. Faeges since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jay R. Faeges is held by other lawyers.

Philip V. Howard is a partner in the Fort Myers office. He focuses his practice in the areas of Trust and Estate Litigation, Guardianship Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, and Estate Planning. Philip has significant trial experience in the areas of inheritance disputes, fiduciary disputes, contested wills and trusts, guardianship disputes, elder exploitation injunctions and elder exploitation lawsuits and other contested probate matters. Although Philip focuses his practices on the 20th Judic...

Theodore L. Tripp Jr. has more than four decades of experience handling a wide range of complex civil lawsuits in both state and federal courts. This includes acting as lead trial counsel in significant business disputes, probate, trust and other litigation matters. He has represented businesses, business owners, personal representatives, trustees, municipal and county governments, and landowners in multimillion-dollar litigation at both the trial and appellate level in state and federal cour...

Christopher (“Chris”) Lombardo is a partner at Woodward,Pires & Lombardo, P.A., bringing nearly four decades of experience practicing law in Florida. He represents clients throughout Naples, Collier County, and the surrounding areas, focusing his practice on commercial litigation, family law, and family law mediation. Chris also handles a wide range of related matters, including civil litigation, contracts, appellate law, and personal injury, providing seasoned and practical g...